Monday, May 6, 2019

Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS)

Question:
The copy of the data on the EFT server for the above survey ends in 2011, but there is evidence that there is something more recent, as shown on

http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=5017

Having examined the available data, the researcher has the following question:
"These provide enrollments by high-level groupings of Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes, and what I am after are more fine grained breakdowns, potentially down to individual CIP codes.  Do you know how I would go about gaining access to that finer-grained PSIS enrollment data?"

Answer:
I've received the following response from subject matter:

"Normal DLI resources for PSIS would not satisfy the request below and a custom request to the CIP-6 level would be far too large to be workable in table format.  I think microdata access is a must for this request.  I am currently investigating possibilities that lie outside the box.  Do you think that the client could qualify for and be able to access an RDC?"

I will let you know if they pass anything else along, however it looks as if the RDCs may be your best bet.